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Title | Author | Date | Content Type | Technology | Stressor | Receptor |
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Environmental Impact of Solar and Wind energy- A Review | Hamed, T.; Alshare, A. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Collision, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Reviewing the ecological impacts of offshore wind farms | Galparsoro, I.; Menchaca, I.; Garmendia, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Collision, Displacement, Habitat Change | Birds, Seabirds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Potential use of marinas as nursery grounds by rocky fishes: insights from four Diplodus species in the Mediterranean | Bouchoucha, M. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions | ||
Effects of Particle Size and Bulk Density on Erosion of Quartz Particles | Roberts, J.; Jepsen, R.; Gotthard, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | ||
Measurements of Erosion of Undisturbed Bottom Sediments with Depth | McNeil, J.; Taylor, C.; Lick, W. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | ||
The Design, Production and Validation of the Biological and Structural Performance of an Ecologically Engineered Concrete Block Mattress – A Nature Inclusive Design for Shoreline and Offshore construction | Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates, Physical Environment | |
An Analysis of the Efficacy of Four Artificial Reef Designs in Tropical Waters | Brock, R.; Norris, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Offshore wind farms are projected to impact primary production and bottom water deoxygenation in the North Sea | Daewel, U.; Akhtar, N.; Christiensen, N.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map | Lemasson, A.; Somerfield, P.; Schratzberger, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes | Ellis, K.; Pearse, A.; Brandt, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Habitat Change | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Windfarms, fishing and benthic recovery: Overlaps, risks and opportunities | Dunkley, F.; Solandt, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
Science in support of ecologically sound decommissioning strategies for offshore man-made structures: taking stock of current knowledge and considering future challenges | Birchenough, S.; Degraer, S. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Using Artificial-Reef Knowledge to Enhance the Ecological Function of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations: Implications for Fish Abundance and Diversity | Glarou, M.; Zrust, M.; Svendsen, J. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Attraction, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish | |
Assessing the effect of wind farms in fauna with a mathematical model | Roman, P.; Salinas, C.; Araujo, B. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment | |
Impacts of OWF installations on fisheries: A Literature Review | Bat, L.; Sezgin, M.; Sahin, F. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Avoidance, Displacement, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Fish, Human Dimensions, Fisheries, Legal & Policy | |
Evaluating anthropogenic landscape alterations as wildlife hazards, with wind farms as an example | Law, P.; Fuller, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
The association of windmills with conservation of pollinating insects and wild plants in homogeneous farmland of western Poland | Pustkowiak, S.; Banaszak-Cibicka, W.; Mielczarek, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Linking ecosystem services with epibenthic biodiversity change following installation of offshore wind farms | Causon, P.; Gill, A. | Journal Article | Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates, Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data | |
Modeling Small Scale Impacts of Multi-Purpose Platforms: An Ecosystem Approach | Serpetti, N.; Benjamins, S.; Brain, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Floating Offshore Wind | Attraction, Avoidance, Habitat Change, Noise | Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions, Fisheries | |
A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal | Sayad, E. ; Wilberforce, T.; Elsaid, K.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Wind Energy | Attraction, Changes in Flow, Collision, EMF, Habitat Change, Noise | Bats, Birds, Ecosystem Processes, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Human Dimensions | |
Environmental Assessment of the Impacts and Benefits of a Salinity Gradient Energy Pilot Plant | Marin-Coria, E.; Silva, R.; Enriquez, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Salinity Gradient | Changes in Flow, Chemicals, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Use of Our Future Seas: Relevance of Spatial and Temporal Scale for Physical and Biological Indicators | Trifonova, N.; Scott, B.; De Dominicis, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Marine Energy, Tidal, Wave, Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Functional ecology of fish: current approaches and future challenges | Villéger, S.; Brosse, S.; Mouchet, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Human Dimensions | |
Atlantic deepwater ecosystem observatory network: Patterns of acoustic backscatter and community structure of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf | Miksis-Olds, J.; Warren, J.; Blair, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Displacement, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Marine Mammals | |
Design, production, and validation of the biological and structural performance of an ecologically engineered concrete block mattress: A Nature-Inclusive Design for shoreline and offshore construction | Sella, I.; Hadary, T.; Rella, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Offshore Windfarm Footprint of Sediment Organic Matter Mineralization Processes | De Borger, E.; Ivanov, E.; Capet, A.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Invertebrates | |
Capturing threshold responses of marine benthos along gradients of natural and anthropogenic change | Couce, E.; Engelhard, G.; Schratzberger, M. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Impacts of human activities on the supply of marine ecosystem services: A conceptual model for offshore wind farms to aid quantitative assessments | Van de Pol, L.; Van der Biest, K.; Taelman, S. E.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Effects of habitat factors on the plant diversity on naturally-restored wind farm slopes | Wang, P.; Yu, H.; Xiao, H.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes | |
Benchmarking Marine Energy Technologies Through LCA: Offshore Floating Wind Farms in the Mediterranean | Pulselli, R.; Maccanti, M.; Bruno, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Evidence that offshore wind farms might affect marine sediment quality and microbial communities | Wang, T.; Ru, X.; Deng, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Offshore Wind Energy and Marine Biodiversity in the North Sea: Life Cycle Impact Assessment for Benthic Communities | Li, C.; Coolen, J.; Scherer, L.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Floating Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Physical Environment | |
Petroleum Production Platforms as Sites for the Expansion of Ciguatera in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico | Villareal, T.; Hanson, S.; Qualia, S.; et al. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Pelagic Fish | ||
Habitat Engineering by Decadal-Scale Bioturbation around Shipwrecks on the Great Barrier Reef Mid-Shelf | Stieglitz, T. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | |
Disruption to Benthic Habitats by Moorings of Wave Energy Installations: A Modelling Case Study and Implications for Overall Ecosystem Functioning | Krivtsov, V.; Linfoot, B. | Journal Article | Wave, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes | |
Benthic Community and Biological Trait Composition in Respect to Artificial Coastal Defence Structures: A Study Case in the Northern Adriatic Sea | Munari, C. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Ecosystem Processes | ||
Understanding and Managing Human Threats to the Coastal Marine Environment | Crain, C.; Halpern, B.; Beck, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Chemicals, Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions | ||
Benthic and Fish Aggregation Inside an Offshore Wind Farm: Which Effects on the Trophic Web Functioning? | Raoux, A.; Tecchio, S.; Pezy, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates | |
Evaluating artificial reef performance: approaches to pre- and post-deployment research | Wilding, T.; Sayer, M. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment | ||
Ecological Risk as a Tool for Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Wind Farm Construction in the North Sea | Nunneri, C.; Lenhart, J.; Burkhard, B.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Physical Environment, Water Quality | |
A Sustainability Index of Potential Co-Location of Offshore Wind Farms and Open Water Aquaculture | Benassai, G.; Mariani, P.; Stenberg, C.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Human Dimensions | |
Marine Mammals Trace Anthropogenic Structures at Sea | Russell, D.; Brasseur, S.; Thompson, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Pinnipeds, Marine Mammals, Ecosystem Processes | |
Predicting the Large-Scale Consequences of Offshore Wind Turbine Array Development on a North Sea Ecosystem | van der Molen, J.; Smith, H.; Lepper, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Physical Environment, Ecosystem Processes | |
Urban Structures as Marine Habitats: An Experimental Comparison of the Composition and Abundance of Subtidal Epibiota Among Pilings, Pontoons and Rocky Reefs | Connell, S. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Invertebrates, Ecosystem Processes | ||
Oil Platforms off California are Among the Most Productive Marine Fish Habitats Globally | Claisse, J.; Pondella, D.; Love, M.; et al. | Journal Article | Habitat Change | Pelagic Fish, Fish, Ecosystem Processes, Demersal Fish | ||
The large-scale impact of offshore wind farm structures on pelagic primary productivity in the southern North Sea | Slavik, K.; Lemmen, C.; Zhang, W.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Invertebrates | |
Contributions of marine infrastructures to marine planning and protected area networking | Shabtay, A.; Portman, M.; Carmel, Y. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind, Marine Energy | Habitat Change | Marine Spatial Planning, Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes | |
Offshore Wind Farm Artificial Reefs Affect Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: A Synthesis | Degraer, S.; Carey, D.; Coolen, J.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes, Fish, Invertebrates | |
Renewables-To-Reefs? Decommissioning Options for the Offshore Wind Power Industry | Smyth, K.; Christie, N.; Burdon, D.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Fixed Offshore Wind | Habitat Change | Human Dimensions, Ecosystem Processes | |
Predicting the trends of vertebrate species richness as a response to wind farms installation in mountain ecosystems of northwest Portugal | Santos, M.; Bastos, R.; Travassos, P.; et al. | Journal Article | Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind | Habitat Change | Ecosystem Processes |
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